Allies will bomb even more as troops pull out

Share via

Fighting the Afghan war from the skies is likely to become more common as
foreign troops progressively depart from Afghanistan over the next few
years. Nato’s monopoly of air power, by drone, jet and helicopter, gives it
a significant strategic advantage over its enemy and fewer boots on the
ground will mean more eyes in the sky.

Yet the use of Nato air power throughout the ten-year war has too often killed
innocent people and Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been powerless to stop
it.

It has made him look weak to his electorate and has proved doubly
counter-productive given